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Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters was a critical and commercial success for DC Comics. It made sense then for the company to commission a new Green Arrow monthly comic with writer and illustrator, Mike Grell, at the helm. Green Arrow:…

When executed with creativity and gusto, satire can transcend its subject matter and move into a realm of unexpected thoughtfulness. Characters who perhaps were intended to be broad strokes instead take on surprisingly sympathetic aspects. While the whole affair seems…

Wow, you guys. Earlier this year I reviewed the first Batman trade of the New 52—Batman: Court of Owls. At the time, I didn’t think storytelling and illustrations could get any better. I thought Court of Owls was going to…

There is a woman known only through whispered stories to superstitious children. She is La Llorona, the weeping woman who, as she drank the afternoon away, never noticed as her children drowned in the turbulent ocean. After giving in to…

What’s the world to do when the birds and bats start dying in mid-air or when the fish are seemingly drowning in water? Well, let’s get Swamp Thing…wait…where is Swamp Thing? And, therein lies the problem that opens this reboot…

In December of 1348, the last dragon of the Western world was finally defeated, driven back into her cavernous lair, and forgotten for almost 700 years–until a group of goblins in modern-day Switzerland stumbles onto her, waking the ferocious beast…

Demo is a book of twelve one-shot stories with a connected theme: adolescents with superpowers. But wait! This isn’t a typical ‘kid gets superpowers and then joins a team of like-minded individuals who try to make the world a better place’…

At first, being able to talk to machines may not seem like the most impressive superpower. I mean, so you can tell your washing machine to start. Big whoop. Then think about the fact that you can tell a gun…

Gotham has always been Batman’s city; his to protect and his to serve. But, where does that leave Gotham’s police department? Gotham Central is a look at what it means to be a police officer in a city where you…

Planetary agents are archeologists of the planet’s secret history. In this first volume in a series by Warren Ellis (also known for The Authority, Stormwatch and Transmetropolitan) the reader is introduced to field team–Jakita Wagner, the team leader; Mr. Snow,…

” My world is all just shades of grey, Batman” I love Catwoman. It’s not just her slick black costume with the pointy ears or her way with a whip, it’s her shades of gray. Catwoman is the most morally…

I had heard a great deal about The Authority, in general comments about the series’ excellence and in specific about its groundbreaking characters (see my post on this distinction). As you may have noticed by now, I love superhero comics…

If you’re like me, reading superhero tales, there is also that nagging, logical question in the back of your mind — just why are these particular men and women driven to put on costumes and become, for all intents and…

Jack Knight is having a bad day. His older brother has been murdered, his father attacked, and he’s expected take up the family tradition — being Opal City’s guardian, Starman. Never mind that he’s never had any interest in being…

Matt Murdock grew up an outcast, bullied constantly, while tending his alcoholic father, a retired prizefighter caught in too deep with the mob. After his father’s murder, Matt was left to his own devices, surviving by instinct. When he hits…